The Bourne Legacy

Jason Bourne wasn’t the only one. There were many more and Aaron Cross is about to realise that the people he thought he could trust are now against him.

The film takes place right after the Bourne Ultimatum while the backlash from Jason Bourne is going through the courts. Aaron Cross is shown as another Bourne-esque agent training and showing the super solider skills that he has gained. The love interest, played by Rachel Weisz, is a doctor who had Aaron Cross as a patient which leads her to get caught up in the whole event of things.

I found the film enjoyable but really expected something a bit more action packed having been a fan of the first 3. Clocking in at just over 2 hours long the film actually goes quite quick but at the same time seems to be lacking that final slap around the face that I expected. Renner as Cross and Weisz as Marta provide excellent strong characters and could easily see this turning into another Bourne series of films. Norton is quite forgettable and pointless however I do usually like him in films.

Recommend

Fans of the original Bourne films will like how this links in while at the same time probably think this just doesn’t feel like a Bourne film. Worth a cinema trip? Probably not. Worth a watch when it comes out on Bluray/DVD? Yes. Renner is excellent and Weisz is hot.

TheFriedGold rating – 3/5

Film Fact

With lots of links in the film to the original hero, Jason Bourne, could we see the two of them team up in a future Bourne film?

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1 Comment:

TBL feels like the first half-hour of a Bourne film stretched out to a feature. It was good but feel a bit over-drawn and lengthy where the Bourne trilogy was taught and lean. Felt like we had seen a lot of this before – agree that Norton was forgettable, he is exactly like Chris Cooper from Identity without a story arc. Renner is the only thing that makes this interesting; I found him quite human and relatable. Action scenes are Bourne but not quite as good…in fact the entire film just lacks being directed by Paul Greengrass.

Worth a watch but don’t expect the world. Feels like it’s set for more as [SPOILER]…

…no-one gets caught, good or bad guys. The conclusion felt like it came 20 minutes too early.